Commentary: We are losing something important when schools move away from the basics, letting technology fill in the gaps ...

An age-old staple of elementary school — the weekly spelling test — is disappearing from some classrooms. Causing confusion among parents, a growing number of schools are ditching tradition for a ...

English spelling is hard and needs to be taught explicitly, but most American schools fail miserably to teach children to spell. Kids who can't spell often do not read and write with proficiency ...